Dream Start Own Podcast - The Path to Own Your Time

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Dream Start Own is an entrepreneurship podcast and entrepreneur podcast featuring casual, inspiring entrepreneur conversations with real estate investors and business owners who are building freedom and learning to own their time. Each episode breaks down the challenges, wins, and practical lessons behind cash flow, deal-making, systems, and mindset—so you can grow without burning out. If you’re looking for a podcast for entrepreneurs who want actionable stories (not fluff), you’re in the right place.

  1. 6d ago

    No Stranger Needed: How Seller Carry Deals Build Wealth

    In Part 1 Monique Pasciak told the story of a stranger on a plane who wrote her a $100,000 check. In Part 2 she breaks down the seller carry method she now teaches, so nobody has to wait for a stranger with a checkbook. What we cover: • How the first person she taught closed three deals in three weeks • Going from teaching one person to building the Seller Carry Accelerator Program • Seller carry explained simply: today money, tomorrow money and generational money • How a bank loan can cover the seller's down payment and pay you at closing • Why she prefers turnkey properties over flips • Negotiating price and terms while keeping the seller protected • The $146,000 closing she says one of her mentees had • Why mistakes are tuition and how to break analysis paralysis • Why follow-up alone can put you in the top 1% • Her goal to touch a billion lives Monique is a real estate investor who buys primarily through seller carry and private capital. She built and exited a healthcare software company and now runs the Seller Carry Accelerator Program. Chapters: 00:00 Preview 01:46 Why She Built This 03:31 The First Student Success Story 05:20 From One Student to a Real Program 06:10 Why Changing Lives Matters More Than Deals 07:05 What Teaching Changed in Her 17:46 Inside the Seller Carry Accelerator 22:03 How She Breaks Analysis Paralysis 23:51 The Resilience Students Build 25:32 Seller Carry Explained Simply 27:59 Getting Paid at Closing 30:21 Why She Prefers Turnkey Deals 32:12 Negotiating Price, Terms and Seller Protection 34:22 The $146K Student Deal 36:27 The Mistakes That Taught Her the Most 39:30 Why Mistakes Are Tuition 41:12 The Mindset Cost of Entrepreneurship 47:45 What Giving Back Really Means 52:30 Her Mission to Impact 1 Billion Lives 54:25 First Steps If You're Starting From Zero 57:13 How to Connect With Monique 🤝 Connect with Monique Pasciak: 📸 Instagram: @moniquepasciak (she prefers Instagram DMs) 🌐 Website: https://moniquepasciak.com 🤖 AIOS Blueprint: https://aios.edgartheconnector.com If you have been waiting for permission or perfect timing, follow the show and send this to someone who needs to hear it. 👉 Don't forget to 👍like, 💬comment, 🔔subscribe, and share. 🔧 Tools & Resources Mentioned 🔧 Some of the links below may be affiliate partnerships. We only share tools we personally trust and use. 💸💸 Need funding for your next deal? Get approved fast here: 👉 https://funding.edgartheconnector.com/ 💤 Sleep better, dream bigger! Eight Sleep 👉 https://sleep.edgartheconnector.com 💵 Prime Corporate Services (LLC setup + business credit) 👉 https://pcs.edgartheconnector.com 💵 Foundational Funding, EMD, Transactional Lending, Double Close 👉 https://emd.edgartheconnector.com ► Join the SubTo Community and learn creative finance from Pace Morby 👉 https://subto.edgartheconnector.com ► Learn to make money on other people's deals with the Gator Method 👉 https://gator.edgartheconnector.com ► Tools I use for productivity 👉 https://linktr.ee/EdgartheConnector 🔌 PLUG IN & SUBSCRIBE 🔌 Instagram: @edgartheconnector TikTok: @edgarsrei 🚧 DISCLAIMER 🚧 We are not a CPA, attorney, insurance, contractor, lender, or financial advisor. Content is for entertainment purposes only; verify all information yourself.

  2. Sep 23

    From No English to 500 Cleaning Locations: Building Businesses From Zero

    Pedro Trujillo moved from Brazil to Canada with no English. He washed dishes and did landscaping before he found cleaning. Today he is building toward 500 cleaning locations in two years while running everything remotely from the road. What we cover: • Starting over in a new country without the language • Learning the cleaning business from the inside and growing someone else's company before building his own • Scaling from one company to a network of partners from the Owners Club and SubTo community • Why he looks for hunger in a partner over sales skill • The zero-down structure he was negotiating on a septic company when we recorded • Why he talks 20% of the time in a negotiation • Traveling full time and homeschooling three kids while running his companies remotely • The 10-minute hike with Dan Martell that changed how he runs his businesses Pedro is a service business owner based in Kelowna, Canada. He built his companies from zero and now partners with Owners Club and SubTo members to open new cleaning locations. Chapters: 00:00 Preview 02:03 Leaving Brazil With No English 02:54 Starting Over in Canada 09:40 Learning the Cleaning Business From the Inside 12:42 When the Owner Blamed Him 16:16 Starting His Own Cleaning Company 19:15 From One Business to a Network 21:26 The Goal: 500 Locations in Two Years 25:03 Building Systems That Solve Problems 27:44 Learning to Become the Visionary 31:13 What a Partner Needs to Bring 33:21 Why Hunger Matters 35:13 Negotiating a Septic Business 38:24 Explaining Creative Finance to the Seller 40:35 Learning to Listen More Than Talk 41:38 Traveling Full-Time With Three Kids 45:41 Homeschooling on the Road 48:05 Supporting His Daughter's Creativity 50:53 The Dan Martell Hike That Changed Everything 54:58 Why Not You? 56:03 How to Connect With Pedro 57:14 Final Thoughts 🤝 Connect with Pedro Trujillo: 📸 Instagram: @pedro.trujillo_ Get your Ai employees! 🤖 AIOS Blueprint: https://aios.edgartheconnector.com If Pedro's story hit home, follow the show and send this episode to someone sitting on a good job they have outgrown. 👉 Don't forget to 👍like, 💬comment, 🔔subscribe, and share. 🔧 Tools & Resources Mentioned 🔧 Some of the links below may be affiliate partnerships. We only share tools we personally trust and use. 💸💸 Need funding for your next deal? Get approved fast here: 👉 https://funding.edgartheconnector.com/ 💤 Sleep better, dream bigger! Eight Sleep 👉 https://sleep.edgartheconnector.com 💵 Prime Corporate Services (LLC setup + business credit) 👉 https://pcs.edgartheconnector.com 💵 Foundational Funding, EMD, Transactional Lending, Double Close 👉 https://emd.edgartheconnector.com ► Join the SubTo Community and learn creative finance from Pace Morby 👉 https://subto.edgartheconnector.com ► Learn to make money on other people's deals with the Gator Method 👉 https://gator.edgartheconnector.com ► Tools I use for productivity 👉 https://linktr.ee/EdgartheConnector 🔌 PLUG IN & SUBSCRIBE 🔌 Instagram: @edgartheconnector TikTok: @edgarsrei 🚧 DISCLAIMER 🚧 We are not a CPA, attorney, insurance, contractor, lender, or financial advisor. Content is for entertainment purposes only; verify all information yourself.

  3. Sep 16

    A Stranger Willingly Wrote Her a $100,000 Check on a Plane

    Monique Pasciak was on a plane trying to sell her healthcare software when the man next to her told her he did not want to be sold to. He asked what else she wanted. By the end of the flight he had written her a check for $100,000 with no paperwork, no personal guarantee and no security. She used it to buy her first rental, paid him back with interest she looked up herself and turned one conversation into a real estate portfolio. He is still one of her biggest investors today. What we cover: • Her first deal: an Indiana house bought for $42,000 with roughly $30,000 of work, appraised around $215,000 • Why she paid that investor back early plus 10 percent and what it bought her • Price or terms: how she buys with seller carry so she is not the one funding the down payment • Today money, tomorrow money and generational money, her framework for how one deal pays you three times • The 150-door seller who taught her creative finance and the two conditions he attached • Exactly how to present a deal so she says yes, plus her mentor's filter: ask twice and you are out Monique Pasciak built a healthcare software company that scaled through COVID, exited it and now buys real estate almost entirely through seller carry and private capital. CHAPTERS 00:00 Preview 01:41 Building a Healthcare Software Company 03:49 Getting Into Software Without a Tech Background 04:52 Failed Businesses and Starting Over 07:02 Quitting Her Job to Choose Family 09:59 Building a Life Without Asking Permission 12:25 How Good Can It Get? 15:31 The Hardest Year in Her Software Company 17:38 The Dollar Bill That Changed Everything 19:46 A Stranger Gave Her $100K on a Plane 21:25 Buying Her First Real Estate Deal 25:02 Managing a Remote Rehab Gone Wrong 27:23 Paying Back Her First Investor 28:18 What to Do When You Can't Pay on Time 29:39 The Hard Things That Built Her 32:01 Price or Terms: Learning Seller Carry 37:44 Building a Team and Letting Go 39:15 You've Got Deals, I've Got Checks 40:21 How to Present a Deal the Right Way 41:23 Leaving the Software Company 43:02 Impacting One Billion Lives Through Ownership 45:00 Manifestation, Conversations, and Opportunity 46:25 Helping Others Build Wealth 49:32 First Move if You Have a Deal but No Capital 50:01 Don't Be Afraid to Be Kind 🤝 Connect with Monique Pasciak: 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moniquepasciak 🌐 Website: https://moniquepasciak.com If this helped, follow the show and send it to one person who has a deal but thinks they need permission. 👉 Don't forget to 👍 like, 💬 comment, 🔔 subscribe, and share. 🔧 Tools & Resources Mentioned 🔧 Some of the links below may be affiliate partnerships. We only share tools we personally trust and use. 🤖 AIOS Blueprint 👉 https://aios.edgartheconnector.com 💸 Need funding for your next deal? Get approved fast here: 👉 https://funding.edgartheconnector.com 💤 Sleep better, dream bigger! Eight Sleep 👉 https://sleep.edgartheconnector.com 💵 Prime Corporate Services (LLC setup + business credit) 👉 https://pcs.edgartheconnector.com 💵 Foundational Funding, EMD, Transactional Lending, Double Close 👉 https://emd.edgartheconnector.com ► Join the SubTo Community and learn creative finance from Pace Morby 👉 https://subto.edgartheconnector.com ► Learn to make money on other people's deals with the Gator Method 👉 https://gator.edgartheconnector.com ► Tools I use for productivity 👉 https://linktr.ee/EdgartheConnector 🔌 PLUG IN & SUBSCRIBE 🔌 👉 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edgartheconnector 👉 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@edgarsrei 🚧 DISCLAIMER 🚧 We are not a CPA, attorney, insurance, contractor, lender or financial advisor. Nothing here is tax, legal or financial advice. Loans are not income, which is where the tax free treatment discussed here comes from, so confirm your situation with your CPA. For entertainment purposes only. Verify everything yourself.

  4. Sep 9

    How to Attract Private Money Without Pitching

    In January 2009 Jay Conner's bank cut off his entire line of credit overnight, with deals already under contract. Instead of quitting, he asked one question that changed everything, and raised over 2 million dollars in the next 90 days from people he already knew. What we cover: - The day his bank pulled his credit line with no warning and the one question that turned it around - How he raised over $2 million in private money in 90 days, sourced from his own church Bible study network, not strangers - Why he leads with education instead of pitching and never talks about a deal he needs funding for on a first conversation - How he protects private lenders with the same kind of security a bank would expect - Lessons from his father about service that still shape how he runs his business - Closing an oceanfront foreclosure deal in 7 days because private money moves faster than a bank ever could Jay Conner is a real estate investor who has been investing full time since 2003. He has rehabbed over 300 houses for more than $52 million in total transactions, averaging $67,000 profit per deal, none of it funded by a bank. He now teaches his system for raising private money nationwide and hosts the podcast Raising Private Money with Jay Conner. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Preview 00:39 How Jay Started Raising Private Money 02:39 Lessons From Jay's Father 07:12 Masterminds, Failure, and Resilience 09:22 The Bank Cut Him Off 13:07 Discovering Private Money 13:52 Raising $2M in 90 Days 19:01 How His Real Estate Business Worked 20:06 Teaching Before Pitching 21:49 His First Private Lender 25:44 What Private Money Unlocked 27:35 Protecting Lenders and Buying Right 32:17 How to Vet a Private Money Borrower 33:51 Teaching the Private Money System 37:50 Where to Learn More 40:21 Working With Carol Joy 41:10 Closing a Foreclosure Deal in 7 Days 43:18 Serving Sellers First 46:01 Carrying His Father's Legacy 47:55 Final Thoughts 🤝 Connect with Jay Conner 🌐 Website: jayconner.com 📝 Private Money Script: jayconner.com/scripts 📖 Book: jayconner.com/book 🎤 Private Money Conference: theprivatemoneyconference.com 🎙️ Podcast: Raising Private Money with Jay Conner 👉 Don't forget to 👍like, 💬comment, 🔔subscribe, and share. 🔧 Tools & Resources Mentioned 🔧 Some of the links below may be affiliate partnerships. We only share tools we personally trust and use. 💸 Need funding for your next deal? Get approved fast here: 👉 http://funding.edgartheconnector.com/ 💵 Prime Corporate Services (LLC setup + business credit) 👉 http://pcs.edgartheconnector.com/ ► Join the SubTo Community and learn creative finance from Pace Morby 👉 http://subto.edgartheconnector.com/ ► Learn to make money on other people's deals with the Gator Method 👉 http://gator.edgartheconnector.com/ ► Tools I use for productivity 👉 https://linktr.ee/EdgartheConnector 🔌 PLUG IN & SUBSCRIBE 🔌 Instagram: @edgartheconnector TikTok: @edgarsrei 🚧 DISCLAIMER 🚧 We are not a CPA, attorney, insurance, contractor, lender, or financial advisor. Content is for entertainment purposes only; verify all information yourself.

  5. Sep 2

    He Came to America With Nothing and Built a Funding Empire

    Oz Konar came to the United States at seventeen with no English and no money. He now runs Business Lending Blueprint, an Inc. 5000 company that trains business loan brokers and connects business owners with funding outside of traditional banks. What we cover: - Growing up in Turkey, separated from his father at 7 for 11 years and what that decade did to him - Arriving in the US, working a security guard night shift for seven dollars an hour, then busing tables through college - How commission sales taught him that money is the one thing every business needs - Discovering business lending and building it into a company that trains brokers nationwide - The biggest funding mistake he sees entrepreneurs make, and why stacking merchant cash advances puts people out of business - The wake up moment with his wife that made him quit a six figure corporate career to build something built around family, not just income Oz Konar is the founder of Business Lending Blueprint, an Inc. 5000 company. He immigrated from Turkey, built his career from a security guard shift into commission sales and now trains business loan brokers and connects entrepreneurs with funding options beyond traditional banks. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Preview 01:55 Growing Up in Turkey 02:02 Separated From His Father for 11 Years 07:08 Falling Asleep on the Last Bus 12:43 Leaving Turkey for the United States 16:07 Starting Over With No English 21:52 Rebuilding Confidence in College 23:38 Meeting His Wife and Facing Reality 27:23 Jumping Into Commission Sales 34:42 Personal Development and Bigger Goals 35:34 Learning to Sell Through Rejection 39:10 Discovering Business Lending 40:11 From Marketing Agency to Broker Training 45:22 Using Funding for Real Estate Deals 51:47 The Biggest Funding Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make 58:11 How to Learn Business Lending From Zero 59:18 Building an Inc. 5000 Company 1:02:50 Choosing Family and Time Freedom 1:11:47 Advice for Immigrants and Entrepreneurs 1:14:53 Where to Connect With Oz 🤝 Connect with Oz Konar 🌐 Website: businesslendingblueprint.com 📺 YouTube: Oz Konar - Business Lending Blueprint 👉 Don't forget to 👍like, 💬comment, 🔔subscribe, and share. 🔧 Tools & Resources Mentioned 🔧 Some of the links below may be affiliate partnerships. We only share tools we personally trust and use. 💸 Need funding for your next deal? Get approved fast here: 👉 funding.edgartheconnector.com 💵 Prime Corporate Services (LLC setup + business credit) 👉 pcs.edgartheconnector.com ► Join the SubTo Community and learn creative finance from Pace Morby 👉 subto.edgartheconnector.com ► Learn to make money on other people's deals with the Gator Method 👉 gator.edgartheconnector.com ► Tools I use for productivity 👉 https://linktr.ee/EdgartheConnector 🔌 PLUG IN & SUBSCRIBE 🔌 Instagram: @edgartheconnector TikTok: @edgarsrei 🚧 DISCLAIMER 🚧 We are not a CPA, attorney, insurance, contractor, lender, or financial advisor. Content is for entertainment purposes only; verify all information yourself.

  6. Aug 26

    How a Transaction Coordinator Closed a Foreclosure Deal in 5 Days

    Jordan Hirschfeld saves creative real estate deals when they start falling apart, and she is building a transaction coordination business that gives back to rare disease research. What we cover: - How she went from stay-at-home mom and travel business owner to learning creative real estate inside the SubTo community - The first deal that changed everything, and why confidence is something you build, not something you start with - Closing a foreclosure deal in 5 days when the average creative deal takes 30 to 45 days - What it takes to lead as a SubTo regional leader in Colorado - Her daughter Gracelyn's diagnosis with juvenile dermatomyositis, a rare disease affecting the muscles, skin and blood vessels - Why she built TC for a Cure, a business that puts a portion of every transaction toward rare disease research, mental health and addiction awareness Jordan is a transaction coordinator, a SubTo regional leader for Colorado, and the founder of TC for a Cure. She built her TC business from the ground up inside the SubTo community and now leads with purpose, both in the deals she saves and the cause she funds. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Preview 01:18 From Travel Business to Real Estate 01:50 Finding Her Path in SubTo 03:57 The First Deal That Changed Everything 04:48 Building Confidence Under Pressure 05:35 Lessons From Her First Creative Deal 08:04 Saving Deals as a Transaction Coordinator 08:24 Closing a Foreclosure Deal in 5 Days 09:54 Racing the Clock Before Auction 11:23 Becoming a SubTo Regional Leader 11:56 Supporting New Members in Colorado 12:36 Helping People Find Their Focus 13:26 Building a One-Stop TC Team 14:23 Colorado SubTo Meetups 16:44 Introducing Gracelyn's Story 19:37 The Day JDM Entered Their Lives 21:53 Diagnosis, Treatment and Advocacy 24:02 How JDM Affected Her Daughter 25:06 Carrying Business, Leadership and Motherhood 25:50 School Support and Daily Precautions 28:26 Turning TC Into a Purpose-Driven Mission 30:04 What a Cure Would Mean 31:05 How People Can Help 32:04 Building a Team Aligned With the Cause 33:13 Final Thoughts: Help Kids Fighting JDM 🤝 Connect with Jordan Hirschfeld 📘 Facebook: @emotaterots 📸 Instagram: @jordan__hirschfeld 🌐 Website: totallyradicaltc.com 💛 TC for a Cure, supporting Cure JM: curejm.org 👉 Don't forget to 👍like, 💬comment, 🔔subscribe, and share. 🔧 Tools & Resources Mentioned 🔧 Some of the links below may be affiliate partnerships. We only share tools we personally trust and use. 💵 Prime Corporate Services (LLC setup + business credit) 👉 https://primepartner.info/edgardsa ► Join the SubTo Community and learn creative finance from Pace Morby 👉 https://join.nre.ai/mQ9T9vZ ► Learn to make money on other people's deals with the Gator Method 👉 https://join.nre.ai/mQBDJK5 ► Tools I use for productivity 👉 https://linktr.ee/EdgartheConnector 🔌 PLUG IN & SUBSCRIBE 🔌 Instagram: @edgartheconnector TikTok: @edgarsrei 🚧 DISCLAIMER 🚧 We are not a CPA, attorney, insurance, contractor, lender, or financial advisor. Content is for entertainment purposes only; verify all information yourself.

  7. Aug 19

    How to Make Your Business Investable Before You Ever Need Capital

    Tyrus Shivers built the machine behind ET the Hip Hop Preacher and helped raise over 300 million dollars with Legacy Wealth Capital Group. He does not close the money for you. He makes your business worth investing in. What we cover: How he built a property management company to 1.2 million dollars, then had to shut it down and lost his confidence What makes a business investable and how he took one client from no profit to a second location Why he says capital is the root of most business problems and how the wrong capital wrecks a business The four year runway before a sale and the 30, 60, 90 day test to know if you are still the bottleneck How running ET the Hip Hop Preacher's operations taught him to turn a short voice memo into a full system Why small, high-performing teams beat hiring more people and where AI fits into that Tyrus is a business strategist and Air Force veteran. He built and closed his own property management company before becoming a fractional COO for celebrities and entrepreneurs, including years running operations for ET the Hip Hop Preacher. He now co-runs Legacy Wealth Capital Group. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Preview 01:46 From South Alabama to Business Ownership 01:57 Joining the Military 02:00 Lessons From His Great-Grandfather 03:15 Be Prepared to Pivot 03:40 Building a Property Management Company 07:29 Running Operations for ET the Hip Hop Preacher 09:29 How Tyrus Started Working With Eric Thomas 11:54 Scaling and Closing His Property Management Business 13:00 Losing Confidence After Business Failure 14:55 Rebuilding Confidence Through Client Wins 16:34 Building a $10M Mastermind With ET 18:35 Legacy Wealth Capital Group and Raising Capital 19:03 Making a Business Investable 21:30 Why Capital Is the Root of Most Business Problems 23:36 Thinking Like an Investor 27:19 Learning How Wealth Is Really Built 28:49 Turning Vision Into Daily Action 30:41 Helping Owners Find Their Bigger Goal 32:30 What Tyrus Wants to Be Remembered For 33:24 Building a Business You Can Sell 36:07 Military Lessons for Business Systems 37:27 High-Performing Teams, KPIs and AI 39:19 The Personal Cost of Building Legacy 40:51 Scheduling Family, Downtime and Focus 42:49 First Move for Owners With No Systems 43:16 Turning Your Process Into SOPs With AI 45:18 Living With Pain and Avoiding Stress 46:26 Where to Connect With Tyrus 46:55 Final Thoughts: Keep Building 🤝 Connect with Tyrus Shivers 🌐 Website: legacywealthcapitalgroup.com 👉 Don't forget to 👍like, 💬comment, 🔔subscribe, and share. 🔧 Tools & Resources Mentioned 🔧 Some of the links below may be affiliate partnerships. We only share tools we personally trust and use. 💵 Prime Corporate Services (LLC setup + business credit) 👉 https://primepartner.info/edgardsa 💵 Foundational Funding, EMD, Transactional Lending, Double Close 👉 https://foundationallending.com/funding-wl?ref_name=Josh+Smith&ref_email=info@foundationalfunding.com ► Join the SubTo Community and learn creative finance from Pace Morby 👉 https://join.nre.ai/mQ9T9vZ ► Learn to make money on other people's deals with the Gator Method 👉 https://join.nre.ai/mQBDJK5 ► Tools I use for productivity 👉 https://linktr.ee/EdgartheConnector 🔌 PLUG IN & SUBSCRIBE 🔌 Instagram: @edgartheconnector TikTok: @edgarsrei 🚧 DISCLAIMER 🚧 We are not a CPA, attorney, insurance, contractor, lender, or financial advisor. Content is for entertainment purposes only; verify all information yourself.

  8. Aug 12

    From Foster Homes to a $40 Million Private Lending Business

    Abraham Gray grew up moving from foster family to foster family before he found martial arts and business. Today he buys around 15 properties a month in Atlanta and has 40 million dollars out in private loans. What we cover: - How he built a martial arts empire, four gyms and hundreds of classes a week - Why sixty five to seventy percent of his deals come from wholesalers and how he gets on their lists without talking to them - His loan-to-own philosophy: he underwrites the asset, not the borrower, assuming any loan might never get repaid - How lending to a few close friends in the late 1990s grew into a business with 40 million dollars out at all times - Building Gator lending with Pace Morby and funding SubTo entry fees through Deal or No Deal - What building something this size actually costs and how he made other people millionaires alongside him Abraham has bought properties from sellers since 1998 and has run dozens of businesses, from baseball cards to jewelry to martial arts gyms, before building his current lending business in Atlanta. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Preview 01:03 From Martial Arts to Becoming the Bank 01:53 Growing Up Fast and Getting Into Business 03:05 What Martial Arts Taught Abraham 04:55 Turning a Gym Passion Into a Business 06:38 Buying Houses Directly From Sellers 08:13 Why Nasty Houses Can Be the Best Deals 09:34 Buying 15 Properties a Month in Atlanta 11:01 Getting Deals From Wholesalers 12:11 Underwriting Fast and Knowing Your Market 14:47 Becoming a Private Lender 16:37 Growing to $40M in Loans 18:20 Selling Deals vs. Fixing and Flipping 20:13 Buy-and-Holds, Subto and Owner Finance 20:55 Abraham's ARV Formula in Atlanta 21:56 Lending to Friends and Early Borrowers 24:09 How Abraham Sizes Up a Borrower 25:06 The Loan-to-Own Model 25:43 When a Borrower Dies During a Deal 27:00 Minimum Returns and Lending Terms 28:01 Running 150+ Loans With One Person 29:17 Building Gator Lending With Pace Morby 31:50 Deal or No Deal and Funding Entry Fees 33:19 How Abraham Met Pace 36:45 Vetting Partners and Protecting Reputation 39:41 Managers and Running Multiple Businesses 40:29 Learning to Spot Good Operators 41:39 The First Hire That Freed His Time 43:20 Why Systems Make Delegation Possible 44:18 Learning From People Ahead of You 45:42 Taking Smart Risks 46:20 From Foster Homes to Financial Freedom 48:23 Staying Focused Before Expanding 49:00 Helping Students Become Millionaires 54:06 The Sacrifices Behind Success 56:25 Teaching the Next Generation 56:51 Advice for People Who Feel Stuck 57:53 Lending Against a Lamborghini 59:40 Who Abraham Wants to Work With 1:00:20 Where to Connect With Abraham 1:01:08 Martial Arts, Jiu-Jitsu and Final Thoughts 🤝 Connect with Abraham Gray 📧 Email: abraham@mmaatl.com 👉 Don't forget to 👍like, 💬comment, 🔔subscribe, and share. 🔧 Tools & Resources Mentioned 🔧 Some of the links below may be affiliate partnerships. We only share tools we personally trust and use. 💸💸 Need funding for your next deal? Get approved fast here: 👉 app.dealfunding360.com/?ref=EdgarSalgado 💤 Sleep better, dream bigger! — Eight Sleep 👉 https://refer.eight.sl/edgardsalgado 💵 Prime Corporate Services (LLC setup + business credit) 👉 https://primepartner.info/edgardsa 💵 Foundational Funding, EMD, Transactional Lending, Double Close 👉 https://foundationallending.com/funding-wl?ref_name=Josh+Smith&ref_email=info@foundationalfunding.com ► Join the SubTo Community and learn creative finance from Pace Morby 👉 https://join.nre.ai/mQ9T9vZ ► Learn to make money on other people's deals with the Gator Method 👉 https://join.nre.ai/mQBDJK5 ► Tools I use for productivity 👉 https://linktr.ee/EdgartheConnector 🔌 PLUG IN & SUBSCRIBE 🔌 Instagram: @edgartheconnector TikTok: @edgarsrei 🚧 DISCLAIMER 🚧 We are not a CPA, attorney, insurance, contractor, lender, or financial advisor. Content is for entertainment purposes only; verify all information yourself.

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Dream Start Own is an entrepreneurship podcast and entrepreneur podcast featuring casual, inspiring entrepreneur conversations with real estate investors and business owners who are building freedom and learning to own their time. Each episode breaks down the challenges, wins, and practical lessons behind cash flow, deal-making, systems, and mindset—so you can grow without burning out. If you’re looking for a podcast for entrepreneurs who want actionable stories (not fluff), you’re in the right place.

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    EdgartheConnector
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    87
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